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as in planting
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a music teacher who strove to implant within his students a love of the classics
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as in embedding
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
the gemstone was poorly implanted in the setting, so it was constantly popping out
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Recent Examples of implanting
To help Bacon get these abilities back, Keyoumars Ashkan, professor of neurosurgery, performed DBS on her, implanting electrodes in Bacon's brain and tracking her body’s reaction in real time.
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Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Scientists are also exploring gene therapy—implanting a gene that helps to inhibit blood vessel growth—in the hope of treating retinopathy with a one-time eye treatment.
—Liz Szabo, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Printing new tissue While traditional bioprinting can already create tissues like cartilage and muscle, implanting them remains a major challenge.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
The two-hour surgery involved implanting a coin-sized chip beneath his skull, connected to over 1,000 electrodes that can read neural activity and translate it into digital commands.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Scientists have created cyborg embryos by implanting electrode arrays into the developing brains of frogs, mice, and salamanders.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Scientists are also exploring gene therapy—implanting a gene that helps to inhibit blood vessel growth—in the hope of treating retinopathy with a one-time eye treatment.
—Liz Szabo, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Printing new tissue While traditional bioprinting can already create tissues like cartilage and muscle, implanting them remains a major challenge.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
The two-hour surgery involved implanting a coin-sized chip beneath his skull, connected to over 1,000 electrodes that can read neural activity and translate it into digital commands.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Scientists have created cyborg embryos by implanting electrode arrays into the developing brains of frogs, mice, and salamanders.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implanting
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Thanks to the work of Joplin Cemetery Maintenance District Commissioner Sara Bell, that meant planting more than twice as many flags as cemetery administrators previously thought.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Nov. 2025
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But, as with most fruit trees, planting another cultivar nearby may increase production.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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The entertainment and culture brands that will thrive in the next decade will be those that go beyond the checkbox — embedding belonging into every stage of creation, every decision and every team.—
Kimberly S. Reed,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Before Dred Scott The role of the Supreme Court in legitimizing slavery and embedding the narrative of racial hierarchy in the legal system long predated Dred Scott and continued long afterward.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Schwanz pointed out how the work goes back to breeding resilience—not just breeding crops that can do more with less or maximizing yield—but true resilience for everyone.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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Alpha Genesis’s red-meat pivot is emblematic of the desperate position in which the primate-breeding industry now finds itself.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Take 4- to 6-inch cuttings from green, not woody, growth, dip the ends in rooting hormone, and root them in water or soil.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Apply rooting hormone powder to the wound, then use wire to anchor the wounded section of the shoot in the trench.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Le Massif offers a wide range of lodging options.—
Outside,
Outside,
4 Nov. 2025
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There is also a free shuttle that operates on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer months, with stops at shops, restaurants, and lodging throughout town.—
Molly Allen,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Implanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implanting. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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